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UIAutomator2 MCP Server

PYPI · UIAUTOMATOR2-MCP-SERVER · SCANNED SEP 20

Android mobile automation with uiautomator2. AI bot for taps, swipes, apps, XPath testing, RPA.

−15 this week 57 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Supply Chain Security49
  • Malware scan not yet available for this package.Unverified
  • No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
  • Runs setuptools.build_meta at install time, a recognised native-build step with no shell scripting around it. View diagnostics → Pass
  • 4 of 31 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency6
Schema Quality & AI Usability77
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 3894 tokens (~50/item across 77 items; 77 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management80
  • Stability observed for 24 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage98
  • 97% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Partial
  • 98% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
  • Structured output schemas are declared (45% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety75
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • 0 of 4 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "purge" implies "purge" and declares no destructiveHint at all, which the MCP spec reads as destructive by default. See how to fix → Fail
  • An AI judge read all 78 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Install

How do I install the UIAutomator2 MCP Server server?

UIAutomator2 MCP Server runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx uiautomator2-mcp-server. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

pypi · uiautomator2-mcp-server

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add tanbro-uiautomator2-mcp-server -- uvx uiautomator2-mcp-server
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tanbro-uiautomator2-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "uiautomator2-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "tanbro-uiautomator2-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "uiautomator2-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add tanbro-uiautomator2-mcp-server -- uvx uiautomator2-mcp-server
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "tanbro-uiautomator2-mcp-server": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "uvx",
        "uiautomator2-mcp-server"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add tanbro-uiautomator2-mcp-server --command uvx --arg uiautomator2-mcp-server
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  tanbro-uiautomator2-mcp-server:
    command: "uvx"
    args: ["uiautomator2-mcp-server"]
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "tanbro-uiautomator2-mcp-server": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "uvx",
      "Arguments": [
        "uiautomator2-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add tanbro-uiautomator2-mcp-server -t stdio -c uvx -a uiautomator2-mcp-server
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tanbro-uiautomator2-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "uiautomator2-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 20 Sept 26 −3
    • Stability: pass → 0.80 functional
  • 19 Sept 26 0
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
  • 18 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 17 Sept 26 −15
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified security
  • 16 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 14 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 13 Sept 26 −3
    • Stability: pass → 0.80 functional
  • 12 Sept 26 +15
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass security
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 20 Sept 2026 · Analysed pypi/uiautomator2-mcp-server@0.3.3

Provenance No attestation

The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.

Result No attestation
Ecosystem pypi

Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →

Install scripts 1 script
Hook Tier Command
build_backend allowlisted setuptools.build_meta

Background: Why install scripts are a supply-chain risk →

Dependencies 31 packages
Packages resolved 31
Stale 3
No linked repository 1
Tree resolution Complete

Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →

MCP tools · 77 exposed · ~3,851 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
activity_wait_appear ~53

Wait for an activity to appear.

NameTypeReqDescription
activitystringyesName of activity to wait for.
serialstringyesAndroid device serial number.
timeoutnumberyesMaximum wait time in seconds.
NameTypeReqDescription
resultbooleanyes

No examples provided.

app_auto_grant_permissions ~36

auto grant permissions

NameTypeReqDescription
package_namestringyespackage name
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

app_clear ~38

Stop and clear app data: pm clear

NameTypeReqDescription
package_namestringyespackage name
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

app_current ~24

Get current app info

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

app_info ~33

Get app info

NameTypeReqDescription
package_namestringyespackage name
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

app_install ~34

Install app

NameTypeReqDescription
datastringyesAPK file path or url
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

app_list ~61

List installed app package names

NameTypeReqDescription
filterstring[-f] [-d] [-e] [-s] [-3] [-i] [-u] [--user USER_ID] [FILTER]
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
NameTypeReqDescription
resultarrayyes

No examples provided.

app_list_running ~24

List running apps

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
NameTypeReqDescription
resultarrayyes

No examples provided.

app_start ~70

Launch application

NameTypeReqDescription
activityapp activity
package_namestringyespackage name
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
stopbooleanStop app before starting the activity. (require activity)
waitbooleanwait until app started. default False

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

app_stop ~33

Stop one application

NameTypeReqDescription
package_namestringyespackage name
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

app_stop_all ~34

Stop all third party applications

NameTypeReqDescription
excludesapps that do now want to kill
serialstringyes
NameTypeReqDescription
resultarrayyes

No examples provided.

app_uninstall ~35

Uninstall an app

NameTypeReqDescription
package_namestringyespackage name
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
NameTypeReqDescription
resultbooleanyes

No examples provided.

app_uninstall_all ~38

Uninstall all apps

NameTypeReqDescription
excludespackages that do not want to uninstall
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
NameTypeReqDescription
resultarrayyes

No examples provided.

app_wait ~56

Wait until app launched

NameTypeReqDescription
frontwait until app is current app
package_namestringyespackage name
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
timeoutnumbermaximum wait time seconds

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

clear_text ~27

Clear text in the current input field

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

click ~41

Click at specific coordinates

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
xintegeryesX coordinate
yintegeryesY coordinate

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

connect ~40

Connect to an Android device

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringAndroid device serial number. If empty string, connects to the unique device if only one device is connected.

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

delay ~26

Delay for a specific amount of time.

NameTypeReqDescription
secondsnumberyesDelay duration in seconds.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

device_list ~35

List of Adb Device with state:device Returns: list[dict[str,Any]]: List Adb Device information

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

NameTypeReqDescription
resultarrayyes

No examples provided.

disconnect ~24

Disconnect from an Android device

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

disconnect_all ~14

Disconnect from all Android devices

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

double_click ~62

Double click at specific coordinates

NameTypeReqDescription
durationnumberDuration between clicks in seconds, default is 0.1
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
xintegeryesX coordinate
yintegeryesY coordinate

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

drag ~85

Swipe from one point to another point.

NameTypeReqDescription
durationnumberDuration of drag in seconds, default is 0.5
exintegeryesEnd X coordinate
eyintegeryesEnd Y coordinate
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
sxintegeryesStart X coordinate
syintegeryesStart Y coordinate

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

dump_hierarchy ~91

Dump window hierarchy.

NameTypeReqDescription
compressedbooleanreturn compressed xml.
max_depthintegermax depth of hierarchy.
prettybooleanpretty print xml.
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno.
xpathstringoptional xpath expression to filter results. If empty, returns the full hierarchy xml. If provided, returns only matching elements, separated by "===".
NameTypeReqDescription
resultstringyes

No examples provided.

get_orientation ~25

Get current device screen orientation.

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serial number.
NameTypeReqDescription
resultstringyes

No examples provided.

get_toast ~100

Get the most recent Android Toast message from the device. Toast is a brief notification message in the Android system, typically used for operation feedback. This tool uses uiautomator2's built-in toast detection via jsonrpc.getLastToast() which is more reliable than XPath-based UI hierarchy queries.

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serial number.
wait_timeoutnumberMaximum time to wait for a Toast message (seconds).
NameTypeReqDescription
resultyes

No examples provided.

hide_keyboard ~22

Hide keyboard

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

info ~22

Get device info

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

init ~49

Install essential resources (minicap, minitouch, uiautomator ...) to device.

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringAndroid device serialno to initialize. If empty string, all devices will be initialized.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

long_click ~64

Long click at specific coordinates

NameTypeReqDescription
durationnumberDuration of the long click in seconds, default is 0.5
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
xintegeryesX coordinate
yintegeryesY coordinate

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

open_notification ~24

Open the notification panel.

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serial number.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

open_quick_settings ~27

Open the quick settings panel.

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serial number.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

press_key ~81

Press a key

NameTypeReqDescription
keystringyesKey to press. Supported key name includes: home, back, left, right, up, down, center, menu, search, enter, delete(or del), recent(recent apps), volume_up, volume_down, volume_mute, camera, power
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

purge ~51

Purge all resources (minicap, minitouch, uiautomator ...) from device.

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringAndroid device serialno to purge. If empty string, all devices will be purged.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

read_clipboard ~25

Read clipboard from device

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
NameTypeReqDescription
resultyes

No examples provided.

reset_toast ~56

Clear the cached Toast message on the device. This resets the Toast message cache on the Android device, allowing you to wait for new Toast messages without interference from previous ones.

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serial number.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

save_dump_hierarchy ~124

Dump window hierarchy and save to file.

NameTypeReqDescription
compressedbooleanreturn compressed xml.
filestringyesFile path to save the hierarchy XML. Supports both absolute and relative paths.
max_depthintegermax depth of hierarchy.
prettybooleanpretty print xml. Defaults to True for file output.
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno.
xpathstringoptional xpath expression to filter results. If empty, saves the full hierarchy xml. If provided, saves only matching elements, separated by "===".
NameTypeReqDescription
resultstringyes

No examples provided.

save_screenshot ~71

Save screenshot of device to file

NameTypeReqDescription
display_idintegerUse specific display if device has multiple screens. Defaults to -1 (default display).
filestringyesFile path to save the screenshot. Supports both absolute and relative paths.
serialstringyesAndroid device serial number.
NameTypeReqDescription
resultstringyes

No examples provided.

screen_off ~23

Turn screen off

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

screen_on ~23

Turn screen on

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

screen_record ~62

Record screen to file with blocking wait. For non-blocking recording use screen_record_start.

NameTypeReqDescription
filenamestringyesOutput file path for the recording.
fpsintegerFrames per second for recording.
serialstringyesAndroid device serial number.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

screen_record_start ~62

Start screen recording to file. Runs in background, use screen_record_stop to stop.

NameTypeReqDescription
durationnumberyesMaximum recording duration in seconds.
filestringyesOutput file path for the recording.
serialstringyesAndroid device serial number.
NameTypeReqDescription
resultstringyes

No examples provided.

screen_record_stop ~34

Stop screen recording for the device. Stops any active background recording task.

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serial number.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

screenshot ~58

Take screenshot of device

NameTypeReqDescription
display_idintegeruse specific display if device has multiple screen. Defaults to -1.
formatstringImage format. Defaults to "jpeg".
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno.

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

send_text ~50

Send text to the current input field

NameTypeReqDescription
clearboolean
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
textstringyesinput text clear: clear text before input

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

set_focused_text ~88

Set text to the currently focused input element. This method uses device(focused=True).set_text() which calls jsonrpc.setText() directly, bypassing IME requirements. Works on devices with IME restrictions (e.g., OPPO/ColorOS).

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
textstringyesText to set in the focused element
NameTypeReqDescription
resultbooleanyes

No examples provided.

set_orientation ~45

Set device screen orientation.

NameTypeReqDescription
orientationstringyesTarget orientation, one of natural, left, right, upsidedown.
serialstringyesAndroid device serial number.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

shell_command ~53

Run a shell command on an Android device

NameTypeReqDescription
commandstringyesShell command to run
serialstringyesAndroid device serialno
timeoutnumberSeconds to wait for command to complete.
NameTypeReqDescription
resultarrayyes

No examples provided.

show_toast ~62

Display a Toast message on the Android device.

NameTypeReqDescription
durationnumberDisplay duration in seconds (default: 1.0).
serialstringyesAndroid device serial number.
textstringyesThe message text to display in the Toast.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

start_scrcpy ~127

Startup scrcpy in background and returns process id. scrcpy is an application mirrors Android devices (video and audio) connected via USB or TCP/IP and allows control using the computer's keyboard and mouse. The scrcpy process will run in the background after successful startup. Use stop_scrcpy to terminate the process.

NameTypeReqDescription
serialstringAndroid device serialno. If empty string, connects to the unique device if only one device is connected.
timeoutnumberSeconds to wait for process to confirm startup. If process is still running after this time, startup is considered successful.
NameTypeReqDescription
resultintegeryes

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the UIAutomator2 MCP Server server?

UIAutomator2 MCP Server is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.tanbro/uiautomator2-mcp-server. Android mobile automation with uiautomator2. AI bot for taps, swipes, apps, XPath testing, RPA. This page covers its PyPI package (uiautomator2-mcp-server).

Is the UIAutomator2 MCP Server server safe to use?

UIAutomator2 MCP Server scores 57 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 20 September 2026. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the UIAutomator2 MCP Server server expose?

UIAutomator2 MCP Server exposes 77 tools: init, purge, shell_command, device_list, connect, and 72 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 3,851 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Is the UIAutomator2 MCP Server server still maintained?

UIAutomator2 MCP Server is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.